Legal Opinion
Pizzuto v. County of Nassau
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided January 16, 2003No. CV 00-0148(NGG)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GARAUFIS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs bring this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Defendants are liable under federal and state law for the murder of Thomas Pizzuto by corrections officers of the Nassau County Correctional Center (“NCCC”). Now before the court, Plaintiff Virginia Pizzuto, the decedent’s surviving wife, moves for partial summary judgment against defendants Edward Velazquez, Patrick Regnier, Ivano Bavaro, Joseph Bergen, Gary Pincus and Nassau County.
For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment is granted with respect to…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Hanrahan v. HamptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Asto v. MirandonaDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2005
- Gibbs v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2010
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